The National Cancer Society of Malaysia’s awareness programme continues with this true account of one person’s encounter with tumour markers.
IMAGINE going about your daily life, feeling absolutely healthy, and all of a sudden, after one general test, your life takes a shocking turn. Alarmed and unsure of what the results mean, you run from one hospital to another, undergoing countless tests and spending a great deal of money. Your questions are not answered. Medical experts are equally bewildered with the results. So what does your diagnosis say; cancer or not? The nightmare was just beginning for this 36-year old man. What ensued were eight months of unnecessary sleepless nights and worry, not knowing what lay ahead.